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Pescetarian Diet

Pescetarianism is a diet that contains fish and seafood but avoids meat. Inclusion of dairy and egg products can be optional though.

Pescetarianism is a viable diet option with loads of benefits!​

  1. It has the health benefits of a vegetarian diet without the issue of the lack of protein intake that is commonly associated with vegetarian diets.

  2. While there is no increased risk of dementia with meat consumption, consumption of fish and seafood at least once a week shows a comparatively lower risk for dementia. (Barberger-Gateau et al., 2002)

  3. Fish/Seafoods contain LC n-3 PUFA (marine long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids) or more commonly known as Omega-3

    1. Omega-3 is known to help lower triglyceride levels and prevent heart diseases.​

  4. Consumption of Oily fish vs. Lean fish ​showed a relationship in decreasing the risk for Type 2 Diabetes (Zhang, Picard-Deland, Marette, 2013)

  5. Aside from Omega-3, Fish/Seafood can provide an array of micronutrients such as Vitamin D, Iodine, Selenium, Calcium, Zinc, Iron, Vitamin B12, Vitamin A, and Vitamin E. ( McManus & Newton, 2011)

Considerations:

Due to the growing demand for a fish, an abundance of fish farms have sprouted. Not to mention increasing levels of water pollution, be wary of the source of your seafood. Over consumption may lead to methylmercury poisoning.

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